Interaction of starfish gonadotropin with its receptor: Effect of chimeric relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptides.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.02.019
Abstract: A relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide (RGP) of starfish Patiria (Asterina) pectinifera is the first identified invertebrate gonadotropin for final gamete maturation. Recently, we found three orthologs of RGP in the class Asteroida; PpeRGP in P. pectinifera,… read more here.
Keywords: gonad stimulating; relaxin like; like gonad; receptor ... See more keywords
A Crown-of-Thorns Seastar recombinant relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide triggers oocyte maturation and ovulation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.009
Abstract: The Acanthaster planci species-complex [Crown-of-Thorns Seastar (COTS)] are highly fecund echinoderms that exhibit population outbreaks on coral reef ecosystems worldwide, including the Australian Great Barrier Reef. A better understanding of the COTS molecular biology is… read more here.
Keywords: gonad stimulating; relaxin like; crown thorns; like gonad ... See more keywords
A Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide Appears in the Early Development of the Starfish Patiria pectinifera
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DOI: 10.2108/zs220058
Abstract: Relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide (RGP) is a hormone with gonadotropin-like activity in starfish. This study revealed that spawning inducing activity was detected in an extract of brachiolaria larvae of Patiria pectinifera. Spawning inducing activity in the… read more here.
Keywords: early development; like gonad; relaxin like; stimulating peptide ... See more keywords
Starfish Gonadotropic Hormone: From Gamete-Shedding Substance to Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00182
Abstract: The first report of a gonadotropic substance in an invertebrate hot-water extract of radial nerve cords from starfish Asterias forbesi that induced the shedding of gametes when injected into the coelomic cavity in a ripe… read more here.
Keywords: substance; hormone; gss; gonad stimulating ... See more keywords